Lucknow, Apr 19: All the 13 candidates, including 10 of
the ruling BJP, have been declared elected unopposed in the biennial polls to
the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council on Thursday.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his two Deputies Keshav
Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma greeted the newly-elected members at the Vidhan
Bhawan after the announcement was made at 1500 hrs after the end of the
withdrawals.
Returning Officer Ashok Choubey said all the 13 candidates have been declared elected.
However, these new members will take the oath of the council after the present members' term expires on May 5.
The elected members are UP Ministers Mahendra Singh and Mohsin Raza, Vijay Bahadur Pathak, Dr Sarojni Agarwal, Ashok Kataria, Vidya Sagar Sonkar, Jaiveer Singh, Yashwant Singh, Ashok Dhawan and Bhukkal Nawab(All of the BJP), Ashish Singh Patel( Apna Dal), Naresh Uttam(SP) and B R Ambedkar( BSP).
The Apna Dal candidate was supported by the BJP in the elections. Mr Ambedkar of the BSP had contested the biennial Rajya Sabha polls too as a joint opposition candidate last month, but lost to BJP member Anil Agarwal in the second preferential vote. UNI
Returning Officer Ashok Choubey said all the 13 candidates have been declared elected.
However, these new members will take the oath of the council after the present members' term expires on May 5.
The elected members are UP Ministers Mahendra Singh and Mohsin Raza, Vijay Bahadur Pathak, Dr Sarojni Agarwal, Ashok Kataria, Vidya Sagar Sonkar, Jaiveer Singh, Yashwant Singh, Ashok Dhawan and Bhukkal Nawab(All of the BJP), Ashish Singh Patel( Apna Dal), Naresh Uttam(SP) and B R Ambedkar( BSP).
The Apna Dal candidate was supported by the BJP in the elections. Mr Ambedkar of the BSP had contested the biennial Rajya Sabha polls too as a joint opposition candidate last month, but lost to BJP member Anil Agarwal in the second preferential vote. UNI
Post A Comment:
0 comments so far,add yours